S701 in accordance with section 802a of the national defense authorization act for fiscal year 2007 pub. In 2015, we added the governments management of it acquisitions and operations to the highrisk list. Software acquisition adaptive acquisition framework. Dod software acquisition national defense industrial. Acquisition in the digital age disrupting federal acquisitions leveraging digital solutions and agile practices. It includes the management and execution of software activities.
Acquisition professionals in the program management career field are concerned with all of the functions of a program management office pmo or a program executive office peo. Line systems program, and the software engineering process management. The seamls office will act as the primary interface with. Without such discipline, weapon programs encounter difficulty in meeting cost and schedule targets. These investments often suffered from a lack of disciplined and effective management, such as project planning, requirements definition, and program oversight and governance. This handbook is intended to provide program managers and project management office staffs with recommendations and resources for addressing different aspects of their acquisition strategy. Software management is the art and science of planning and leading software projects. It is the framework for planning, directing, contracting for, and managing a program. Life cycle management lcm life cycle management is the implementation, management, and oversight, by the designated program manager pm, of all activities associated with the acquisition, development, production, fielding, sustainment, and disposal of a dod system across its life cycle.
The ability to develop, procure, assure, deploy, and continuously improve software is a process that will fundamentally change dod acquisition. Dod s adaptive acquisition framework helps you to select the right pathway and guides you through each phase of the acquisition lifecycle. Keys to successful dod software project execution csiac. Acquiring and enforcing the governments rights in technical data and computer software under department of defense contracts acquisition app store acquisition decision memorandum adm, full rate production frp template v1. The an overview of dod acquisition process is often referred to as a mission agency. Speed and cycle time are the most important metrics for managing software. Defense acquisition university cme 260 software acquisition. Ndias defense systems acquisition management brings together the industry program managers, assistant program managers, systems engineers, industry personnel serving on dod integrated product teams, and other personnel that must interface with dod program offices involved in program development and execution. These are tenyear agreements with a period of performance from 1 april 2019 to 31 march 2029. Unlike volume i, we recognize that probably no one would ever pick up this volume and read it. To ensure successful outcomes, software acquisition requires disciplined processes and practices. Elements of a dod strategy for software support acquisition success ensure effective and efficient software solutions across the acquisition spectrum of systems, sos and capability portfolios improve the stateofthepractice of software engineering advocate and lead software initiatives to improve the stateofthe.
Jul 26, 2019 the dod purchases and uses a wide variety of cots information technology items, such as laptops, software, security cameras, and networking equipment. Software and acquisition and practices study defense. Department of defense plan for implementing the federal. A comparative study between pmbokdod and ecssmanagement process for software acquisition. John hyten, the new vice chairman of the joint chiefs of staff says dod must fix its requirements processes not just its acquisition rules. Most of these changes do not dramatically impact the acquisition system. Software acquisition survival skills software engineering institute. According to the federal acquisition regulation, a cots item is a commercial item sold in substantial quantity in the marketplace and offered to the government in the same form in which it is. Audit of the dods management of the cybersecurity risks for. In this volume, we discuss a number of activities that build upon those themes. Software is made by people and for people, so digital talent matters. Department of defense financial management regulation dod fmr welcome to the dodfmr website. A business and technical management approach designed to achieve program objectives within the resource constraints imposed. Dod instruction operation of the defense acquisition system dodi 5000.
This interim policy establishes direction, responsibilities, and procedures for the management of the software acquisition pathway pursuant to the authorities outlined in dod directive 54. The national defense strategy acknowledges that dod s ability to adapt and respond to quickly changing threats is now determined by its ability to develop and deploy software to the field rapidly. Program management professionals serve in a wide range of pmo and peo positions, including program integrators, analysts, program managers, peos, and their deputies. Under secretary of defense for acquisition, technology and. Dod management of software applications dodig2019037.
Dod cloud acquisition guidebook december 2018 version 1. Dod has omb support for special softwareonly appropriations. Software acquisition planning guidelines sei digital library. It provides a master schedule for research, development. Dod test and evaluation management guide table of contents. Its the program manager pm and software engineers job to manage the development of software and should uses standard project management techniques to managing a software project. We use our systems engineering expertise to help government agencies properly break down and analyze these elements to develop. Second, he himself embodied open communications in a daily briefing session. Software acquisition pathway interim policy and procedures, 3 jan 2020 this interim policy establishes direction, responsibilities, and procedures for the management of the software acquisition pathway pursuant to the authorities outlined in dod directive 54. Acquisition management involves an array of programrelated, technical, operational, affordability, and business elements. Sep 10, 2019 the department of defense has ambitious plans to ask lawmakers to allow for a special color of money for software development to streamline acquisition of the technology. The air force has established the air force software enterprise acquisition management lifecycle support seamls office at the 754 elsg.
Frequently asked questions regarding open source software oss and the department of defense dod this page is an educational resource for government employees and government contractors to understand the policies and legal issues relating to the use of open source software oss in the department of defense dod. The dod component heads are responsible for aligning the management of acquisition programs with the three principal dod processes to support affordable design, development, production and sustainment of mission effective capability and services. The policies and principles that govern the operations of the defense acquisition system are divided into five 5 major categories as stated by dod instruction 5000. Department of defense dod seeks to advance the ability of its software acquisition workforce to rapidly and reliably deliver complex softwaredependent capabilities through an enhanced understanding of technical competencies, improvements to education and training, and guidance for workforce management and assessment. The dod management technique that integrates all these essential acquisition activities is called the. Joint capabilities integration and development system. This implies that dod is an intended customer for the technology that it funds through the sbir or sttr program.
Traditional acquisition process below is a list of the phases that make up the dod acquisition process. Improving the management of it acquisitions and operations. Software acquisition planning guidelines 3 acquisition strategy. Software acquisition workforce initiative for the department.
Department of defense and intelligence community ic, and directed dod and the ic to clarify. In the dod, software management is called software acquisition management. Assistant secretary of the navy research development and acquisition asnrda, chief engineer, software process initiative software acquisition management focus team, asis and tobe state reports, 2007, 2008. Nov 14, 2019 national defense industrial association conference proceedings. The complexity of todays systems makes effectively managing acquisition programs one of the most daunting challenges government agencies face. Mar 01, 2004 the department of defense dod has been relying increasingly on computer software to introduce or enhance performance capabilities of major weapon systems.
First, he brought all the key actors together in a common physical space. Department of defense dod and other government program managers and. Systems division program office personnel in the acquisition of maintainable. In volume i we gave an overview and introduced a number of themes to guide your software acquisition. The software maintenance guidebook is designed to assist air force electronics. Throughout the government, program teams need assistance and expertise negotiating software license agreements. Sep 22, 2019 is to provide guidance to dod program executives and acquisition professionals on how to detect software projects that are really using agile development versus those that are simply waterfall or. Dod esi is conducting onsite training courses and webinars on negotiating terms and conditions for software license and maintenance agreements.
Software acquisition pathway interim policy and procedures purpose. Experts praise new acquisition workforce training requirements. Adaptive acquisition framework adaptive acquisition framework. Software is different than hardware and not all software is the same. This is volume ii of the road to successful its software acquisition.
Department of defense financial management regulation dod fmr. Defense acquisition university cme 260 software acquisition management sam policy implementation 161001 course learningperformance objectives followed by its enabling learning objectives on separate lines if specified. The pentagon recently earned the support of the office of management and budget to pursue a series of pilots around a new budget category specifically to buy and develop. Pentagons numbertwo officer vows to fix software acquisition. Jeff has a breadth of experience across the department of defense dod and the private sector. Third, he pushed decision making and ownership down to the lowest possible level for every action.
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